| From: | Stefan Struck <struck@******.INFORMATIK.UNI-BONN.DE> |
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| Subject: | About miniatures |
| Date: | Wed, 20 Sep 1995 10:48:14 +0200 |
> I'm about to add miniatures to my gaming, too. (We bought a big vinyl
> map a while ago, but were using the cardboard heroes from the GM Screen.
> Surprise! They're awful.) Therefore, I second Mark's request for advice
> on miniatures.. How do most people use them? What are the main
> difficulties, and how are those difficulties surmounted?
>
IMO the main difficulty is SPACE. You'll need a very big table to place
some maps with miniatures on it. All my players has miniatures for their
characters and in crucial moments they are used to have a better view of
the situation (mainly combat).
If I got enough time I prepare the maps on pieces of papers (one for
every room) and in the game I use a plate of styropor to pin the papers
to, room after room which the players are entering. It helps a lot to
describe the situations and gets me always a big "Whow!" from my players.
I used that mainly in BIG encounters, like the final battle in Queen
Euphoria etc.
But, let me stress this again, you have to have a BIG table. ahh, yes,
and lots of money to buy the miniatures for the NPCs, too. I bought a
couple of lonestar cops and corp. sec-forces and everyone I liked (the
big troll street sam is a real blast)
bye,
Stefan
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...but there's nothing like having your friends show up with lots of guns.
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